La ventana, MExico All Womens Kiteboarding and Yoga Retreat
January 18-25, 2025
This women's kiteboarding camp can be anything you want it to be... From working on gaining self-sufficiency to advanced unhooked tricks. Join us to work on building your community of female kiter friends or simply come along for an awesome vacation where you don’t have to plan a thing! We’re bringing a small group of women together for an inspiring kite vacation in one of our favorite kiteboarding locations: La Ventana, Mexico.
We’ve hand-picked the perfect kite house located right on the beach that will serve as our kite-in kite-out home base. This camp is limited to 7 attendees and we expect to fill quickly so if you’re interested please reach out to us with your questions or to reserve your spot.
Our belief is that women are fantastic at supporting and inspiring one another and we want to foster that. We believe in adventuring, learning and kiting our butts off. We believe in empowering you in your kiteboarding, getting over hurdles and increasing your confidence both on and off the water.
Join us as we wake up on the beach in one of the most ideal kiteboarding locations in Mexico!
Join Strut kiteboarding and spend a week on the water
What's Included:
7 nights at The Kite House at Casa Cortez
All of your delicious meals (3 per day) prepared by a local chef (besides one night out on the town)
Welcome Happy Hour
Kiteboarding support & guidance by professional Kiteboarders Sensi and Nadja
Guided daily yoga session by Kay Kay
Goodie bag from Pistil, All Good, Sensi Graves Swim and more!
Stand-up paddle boards & snorkel equipment for mornings & down days
Off-the-water skills workshops
Not Included: Airfare to Cabo San Lucas, airport transfer, kite gear, travel insurance, and alcohol.
The Kiteboarding
A week straight of kiteboarding really helps to advance your level. Our camps provide an empowering group setting for women to learn intermediate (you must be able to stay upwind) to advanced skills. You can expect us to be on the beach or on the water for 2-4hrs/day minimum (conditions permitting) where we will offer extra support and pointers for jump-starting your progression. We have over 20+ years of combined kiteboarding experience and bring this expertise to your most difficult hurdles. Spend a week with us to receive consistent and thoughtful feedback and incorporate these pointers into your kiteboarding at your own pace over the course of the camp.
Example trip goals: Gain confidence, meet friends, first jumps, riding toeside, upwind progression, backrolls, unhooked tricks, getting comfortable on your surfboard, learning to ride a foil board, jumping higher, have a great vacay!
The air temp is warm and water is cool-ish. Bring your bikinis + board shorts & tanks for mornings in the sun and your full 3/2 wetsuit and hoodies for when the wind picks up.
*Gear rentals can be accommodated. Inquire via email hello@strutkiteboarding.com
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE:
7:00 - Arise and enjoy coffee OR sleep in - your choice!
8:00 - Morning beach walk
9:00 -Scrumptious and healthy breakfast
10:00 - Yoga flow
11:00 - First session.
1:30 - Lunch! Refuel with local ceviche
2:00 - Afternoon session
6:30 - Group dinner: Hand-made pasta!
9:00 - Phew. Lights out.
OUR YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Karolina aka Kay Kay is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher through the Yoga Alliance. She draws on her diverse training to infuse her classes with a blend of many yoga styles.
During camp Kay Kay provides a variety of classes that are tuned to meet our daily needs. She offers Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative yoga practices to help you feel ahhh-mazing.
Learn more about Kay Kay and her yoga practice here.
About La ventana
La Ventana is a laid back fishing village & now kiteboarding town located on the Baja Californa Sur peninsula located about 2 1/2 hours from Cabo San Lucas. As the thermal picks up around mid morning, the wind funnels between the mainland and Cerralvo Island and blows side onshore consistently from November to April. The Sea of Cortez has been referred to as “the world’s aquarium” due to the abundance of sea life.
The Wind:
The peak of the windy season is December to March. It is typically a mid day thermal that gets accelerated by a venturi effect as the wind sucks onshore between the island and mainland. Typical sessions start around 11am and last until the sun starts to set at about 5pm. The wind is side-on-shore from the Northeast direction.
The Digs:
Stay on the beach with kiteboarding at your doorstep at The Kite House at Casa Cortez. Luxury private rooms provide all the amenities along with a outdoor jacuzzi, lounge chairs, yoga studio.
MEET NADJA
Our pro coach Nadja grew up in a small town in the Southern part of Austria, bordering Italy and Slovenia. Surrounded by the alps, beautiful mountains and lakes she always loved the outdoors. Nadja grew up skiing, snowboarding and dancing ballet.
In 2015, she moved to California where she took her first kiteboarding lesson and hasn't stopped ever since. Over the past three years, she has been traveling around the world teaching kiteboarding, training and competing.
In 2019, she won the Triple S open and since then has been showcased in several Kiteboarding magazines. She is sponsored by Naish Kiteboarding and Mystic.
Nadja loves progressing in the sport and learning new disciplines, however, her true passion is to teach and help others enjoy kiteboarding as much as she does.
Photo by Trena Partee
The Food
We’re thrilled to partner with local chefs Daniela and Stefano to provide Mediterranean-style meals for the week.
“Our cuisine is a mix of Mediterranean/Italian flavors and traditions; infused with Baja’s freshness and magic. We cook everything from scratch and we use mainly organic produce from the beautiful farms in Baja.”
Sample menu:
Breakfast Buffet: Coffee, fresh juices, tea, fresh fruit, Overnight chia/oats pudding, fruits, coconut milk, seeds + toppings
Lunch: Quinoa with tabule-tzatziki dressing, hummus, Organic green salad, Tostadas, Agua de Jamaica
Dinner: Fish/seafood stew with veggies, Rice, Fresh Bread
Getting There
Book your flight into/out of Cabo San Lucas (SJD) arriving anytime before 6pm on January 25th, and departing mid-afternoon or later on January 18th. We will coordinate your shuttles and will try to group everyone together for ride shares.
The cost per person on the group shuttle is $60 each way. Any reservations that require a private shuttle can be booked at a cost of $120 each way.
Pricing
Secure your spot with a non-refundable $500 deposit.
Pricing $2895 (3 available) Book now
Shared twin bedroom w/private bath
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Private queen bedroom w/private bath
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Private luxury master suite w/private bath (the most epic view in the house!)
NEW! Beginner packages available:
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Shared room with private bath. *Includes daily private lessons, and gear! Join Strut and get started on your kiteboarding journey.
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